Various chemotherapeutic modalities have been tried in the treatment of patients with malignant glucagonomas. Promising results have been reported after drug treatment with dimethyltriazenoimidazole carboxamide (DTIC). We present a patient with a metastasizing pancreatic glucagonoma, in whom treatment with neither DTIC nor with the combination of streptozotocin and 5-fluorouracil resulted in any noticeable improvement.
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